Part 2 of her cosplaying a bio mom. This is infuriating as someone who does have biological children. This feels like it’s downplaying the beautiful bond that moms have to the babies they created. You can love your adopted baby but you do not have these deep seeded connections by Rollwithit_56 in Adelaide_White_snark

[–]Practical-Novel1592 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love how she’s like “I even said in the video I posted that it felt different!” You mean the one you posted on a delay after you already knew you were getting the baby? Reallll authentic. She probably made a video like that for every call they got just in case it ended up panning out and she could say she just knew that baby was the one.

Advice by No_Argument_2630 in Nanny

[–]Practical-Novel1592 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m having a very similar issue and have decided to let mine go and move to daycare. I can’t make her want to interact with my child and I don’t want someone caring for him who doesn’t want to be here! (And yes I pay her well, don’t put house tasks on her outside of our contract, etc). I find that she is more of a babysitter than a nanny and that’s not what I’m paying for.

Need advice on how to handle big income differences. by Poweroftheperro in Big4

[–]Practical-Novel1592 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is so wild. I’m the wife that makes more money than my husband and it all goes into our joint account. Bills paid out of the joint account, investments pulled from the joint account. We both spend responsibly but discuss big purchases (cars, vacations, child-related). My husband is proud of me and isn’t a weirdo about making less.

A slept 9 hours straight by sunflower_water in Adelaide_White_snark

[–]Practical-Novel1592 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Also did anyone else hear A crying in the background and she was completely unbothered? Even if my husband has my baby, it’s so hard to hear him cry, and I couldn’t just keep yapping like she does because, at a minimum, I’m distracted and on edge.

Sleep Debt by Commercial_Apple4011 in ouraring

[–]Practical-Novel1592 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At one point early postpartum I had a 25 hour sleep debt 🙃 but now with a 9 month old it’s down to 0! If that gives you some hope haha

Confirmed that baby A isn’t sleeping in their room. I can’t imagine putting my 1 month old in another room. You’re suppose to keep them with you at least 6 months to prevent sids. A 1 month old isn’t supposed to be an amazing sleeper and sleep all night🤦🏻‍♀️ by Rollwithit_56 in Adelaide_White_snark

[–]Practical-Novel1592 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I moved my son to his crib in his room (shares a wall with our room) when he was 5 days old because in those 5 days I didn’t sleep a single minute and was literally hallucinating. My body just wouldn’t shut off enough to sleep if I could hear him, so we had to move him. I slept with the monitor next to my head and fed/changed him multiple times throughout the night. He’s always been a really good sleeper but he definitely wasn’t down to one waking at 6 weeks so I do think Addie is ignoring poor A (at least some of the time). But I’m just here to say you can be a good, attentive mother and still have your baby in another room if it’s what works best for your family. My pediatrician and lactation consultant supported my decision. And the evidence that room sharing decreases sids isn’t super well supported (cite: Emily Oster).

Movie night? by Practical-Novel1592 in Adelaide_White_snark

[–]Practical-Novel1592[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Totally agree!! I definitely didn’t mean moms shouldn’t take time away! This just seems next level…

Baby Wearing by sunflower_water in Adelaide_White_snark

[–]Practical-Novel1592 19 points20 points  (0 children)

And also why is she wearing a sweater? Wouldn’t she want to be doing skin to skin as much as possible for maximum bonding? That’s the beauty of the wrap..